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Burnaby should 'push ahead' with plastics ban despite court ruling: councillor

Burnaby should 'push ahead' with plastics ban despite court ruling: councillor

Coun. Joe Keithley says everyone has part to play in keeping plastics out of the ocean
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Two Vancouver restaurants in the running in Canada’s Best Restroom contest

Two Vancouver restaurants in the running in Canada’s Best Restroom contest

The washrooms at Bauhaus and Laurence and Chico were named finalists in this year’s competition
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YVR uses video to ‘find’ Ryan Reynolds

YVR uses video to ‘find’ Ryan Reynolds

Vancouver Airport president and CEO Craig Richmond is obsessed with finding Ryan Reynolds – and he needs some help. Help Craig find Ryan! Quote tweet this and tag @VancityReynolds to be entered to win a $2500 travel voucher. #FindingRyan pic.twitter.
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Vancouver’s pro sports teams struggle to reverse business decline

Vancouver’s pro sports teams struggle to reverse business decline

Canucks, Lions and Whitecaps aiming for comebacks in standings and at the box office
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‘Avoid walking alone on campus,’ SFU warns Burnaby students. Seriously?

‘Avoid walking alone on campus,’ SFU warns Burnaby students. Seriously?

An emailed “safety alert” was sent out through the SFU Community Trust on Monday afternoon, warning people about a “disturbing incident” involving a man trying to grab a woman on the Burnaby Mountain trails near the campus.
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Jack Knox: A space geek’s moon-landing memories

Jack Knox: A space geek’s moon-landing memories

It’s not enough to say that a home handyman project almost ended Chris Gainor’s view of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
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Suspect who allegedly grabbed teen on Burnaby Mountain still at large

Suspect who allegedly grabbed teen on Burnaby Mountain still at large

Burnaby RCMP are looking for a man who allegedly tried to grab a 19-year-old woman walking on a trail on Burnaby Mountain Sunday night.
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High-speed rail linking Vancouver-Seattle-Portland zips closer to reality

High-speed rail linking Vancouver-Seattle-Portland zips closer to reality

Train trip from Vancouver to Seattle would take one hour
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Scrawny, starving cats saved after being left to die in storage bins

Scrawny, starving cats saved after being left to die in storage bins

The BC SPCA says it is caring for nine cats who were found trapped inside storage bins left outside on a vacant property.
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Racer sets record with 19 Grouse Grinds in one day

Racer sets record with 19 Grouse Grinds in one day

Men's and women's records fall in Multi-Grouse Grind Challenge
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